Day: August 25, 2018

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Logan Paul (left) had the better of the early action at the Manchester Arena The much-hyped boxing fight between rival YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul has ended in a draw. Briton KSI, who boasts 19.4 million subscribers, took on US star Paul, who has 18.2 million, in the tightly-contested bout…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Veteran protester Emine Ocak, aged in her 80s, is detained by police Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have forcefully broken up a regular protest by mothers remembering relatives who disappeared during violence in the 1990s. Officers used water cannon and tear gas and detained about 50 people, including…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Chamisa said he had a “legitimate claim” to lead Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has refused to accept a court ruling upholding Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win in last month’s presidential elections. Nelson Chamisa said he had a “legitimate claim” to lead the country and would lead peaceful protests. His MDC…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Problem solved – according to Mr Trump after his June summit with Kim Jong-un China has said it is “irresponsible” of President Trump to suggest it was not putting enough pressure on North Korea over its nuclear programme. Mr Trump had tweeted that China was “not helping” because of trade…

Image copyright CBS News 8 Image caption Witnesses say the sports car was driving at more than 100mph in the wrong direction A popular gaming YouTuber known as McSkillet was among three people killed in a head-on crash in California on Thursday, police have confirmed. Trevor Heitmann, 18, was best known for playing Counter Strike…

Pope Francis and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have given speeches in which they both addressed the child sex-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. They spoke to an audience at Dublin Castle, on the first day of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland this weekend. Read more: Pope shamed by Church’s abuse failures.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Venezuelans are fleeing their country’s political and economic crisesPeru has brought into force new entry requirements to control the numbers of Venezuelan migrants. Venezuelans will no longer be admitted with just an identity card, although children, pregnant women and the elderly are exempted. Similar rules were…

Image copyright AFP The family of the late US musician Prince is suing his doctor, alleging he failed to properly treat the singer for an opioid addiction. A lawsuit filed in Minnesota, reported by ABC news, alleges that failures by Dr Michael Schulenberg played a “substantial part” in the star’s death. Prince died in 2016,…